Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast
Freedom is the watchword of America. But many of her own citizens have had to struggle to get it, often at great personal cost. Emma Goldman rose up and resisted the notion that patriotism meant women, immigrants, and the poor staying quiet about their places in American life. Listen how in the early twentieth century, one woman galvanized the underclass while striking fear in the hearts of law enforcement and the federal government. Narrated by Jeff Grossman, and starring Sarah Natochenny (Ash Ketchum, Pokémon), Spencer Fox (Dash Parr, The Incredibles), Roy North, and Nathan Repasz.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2023
Epilogue
We look at crucial questions lingering after Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman's conspiracy trial, and examine their legacy following their deportation to Soviet Russia.
With guests Candace Falk, Ka…
"No Place in This Country"
Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and prosecutor Harold Cotent make their final arguments in Goldman and Berkman's conspiracy trial - and the jury comes back with its verdict.
The Trial Begins
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, facing federal conspiracy charges for their work with the No-Conscription League, decide not to use a lawyer. Prosecutor Harold Content questions their friend Fitz…
The No-Conscription League
Emma Goldman and Ben Reitman are arrested all over the country for telling people about birth control, while Alexander Berkman stands up for two men framed for a bombing in San Francisco. The U.S. go…
Sangre de Cristo
During a murderous coal strike in Colorado, Alexander Berkman leads protests in John D. Rockefeller's hometown. Three of his friends are killed when a bomb they're building explodes in their apartmen…
Hobo
Emma Goldman falls in love with Dr. Ben Reitman, who breaks her heart and forces her to examine her commitment to her anarchist principles. The federal immigration authorities stop her at the Canadia…
The Dawn of Mother Earth
In the inaugural issue of Mother Earth, Emma Goldman publishes a blistering critique of the feminist movement, saying that they've sold out for far too little. Alexander Berkman is released from pris…
Nieman/Czolgosz
Although she had nothing to do with it, Emma Goldman is caught in the aftermath of President McKinley's assassination. The press turns against her even after she is cleared of all charges, and the fe…
In the Island Prison
While serving time on Blackwell’s Island, Emma Goldman agrees to care for the inmates in the women’s sick ward. After she’s released, she becomes a midwife for destitute women on the Lower East Side.…
"Wild Talk"
Alexander Berkman, on trial for trying to assassinate one of the most powerful men in America, decides not to hire a lawyer. Back in New York, Emma Goldman is arrested for incitement to riot after te…
Bullets against Steel
After the Homestead Steel Strike turns into an armed assault on the strikers, who have been locked out of their homes, Alexander Berkman concocts a violent plan to rally workers around the world. Fea…
Freedom
Emma Goldman moves to New York City, where she quickly gets entangled in a love triange with aspiring anarchist Alexander Berkman and their mutual mentor - the notorious newspaper editor Johann Most.…
Radicalized in Rochester
After four anarchists are executed in Chicago for a crime they didn't do, Emma Goldman decides to make their cause her own
Prologue
https://www.acrossfromjericho.com/Emma Goldman is arrested in her office in June, 1917, for urging resistance to the World War I drafthttps://www.acrossfromjericho.com/
Trailer
Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast premiers January 17th! Subscribe today, and be sure to visit www.acrossfromjericho.com for pictures, transcripts, and show notes.